Businesses increasingly are conducting insurance audits of employees to ensure that all dependents are eligible for health benefits,

Summaries of recent developments in the presidential campaign related to health care appear below.Democratic health care proposals: Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) on Thur

Democrats in the House and Senate are intent on advancing economic-stimulus legislation this year, amid a worsening economic picture and concern among voters, and the package proposed by Democr

The film Juno, which portrays a pregnant teen and her boyfriend deciding to give her child up for adoption and return to carefree adolescence, ignores the fact that surrendering a baby whom

Indiana legislative committees last week held hearings on two women's health-related measures. Summaries appear below.AbortionThe Senate Judiciary Commit

Protein markers in saliva can distinguish women with breast cancer from those with benign tumors and those with healthy cells, according to a study published online in the journal Cancer I

Following is a statement by John A. Gans, PharmD., Executive Vice President and CEO of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), in response to warning letters sent to seven pharmacy operations

Experts at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) recommend that new mothers breastfeed their children for at least the first six months. They cite convincing evidence that this pract

The cost of care and equipment for a person with a high-level spinal cord injury (tetraplegia) is estimated as $50,000 to $280,000 AUD per annum dependent on level of injury. Important way governm

US scientists have discovered that the more expensive a person believes a wine to be, the greater the pleasure they experience when drinking it. They showed this using self-reports and scans of

Researchers compared the DNA of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients whose symptoms were reduced by interferon beta therapy to the DNA of patients whose symptoms were not reduced, patients who continu

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGNX) and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended by three months

The Department for Cooperative Studies initiated cooperation with Universities in Ghana, Malawi and Botswana A new research project at the University of Cologne investigates a promisin

Biologists have created baker's yeast capable of living to 800 in yeast years without apparent side effects. The basic but important discovery, achieved through a combination of dietar

Actual medical error reporting by doctors to hospitals seems to occur less than it should when compared to physicians' views on whether they should report such errors, a University of Iowa-led res

The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) is pleased to recognize Todd S. Ing, MD, as the 2008 recipient of the Medal of Excellence Award. The Medal of Excellence Award is one of

According to a new study by Marilyn Moon, (Vice President and Director of Health Program at the American Institutes for Research), unless policy changes are made to strengthen Medicare and Social

The French Government's decision to invoke the safeguard clause on biotech maize contradicts the conclusions of the French Environment Round Table (Grenelle de l'Environnement) and government poli

Falls are prevalent, dangerous, and costly. About one in three seniors above age 65, and nearly one in two seniors over age 80, will fall at least once this year, many times with disastrous conseq

Ortho-McNeil Neurologics, Inc. has partnered with the Epilepsy Foundation to create the Speaking Out for Epilepsy podcast, a new educational resource for the more than three million Americans wi

Pharmion Corporation (Nasdaq: PHRM) announced the submission of a MAA with the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for Vidaza(R) (azacitidine for injection) in the treatment of patients with highe

Aerocrine AB (STO:AERO) reports that the first heath economic study evaluating the effect of introducing measurements of exhaled NO in asthma management has been published. The objective

New data released showed that Healthy Kids, a locally-funded health insurance program for children, saves the State of California and the federal government up to $7.3 million annually in health c

The European Commission has adopted a proposal to revise the Novel Foods Regulation with a view to improving the access of new and innovative foods to the EU market, while still maintaining a high

Two of the UK's leading cancer charities, Breakthrough Breast Cancer and Cancer Research UK, today launch the first UK-based clinical trial for women with an aggressive form of breast cancer which

SpringerLink, Springer's electronic content platform, has integrated the complete journal portfolio of Humana Press. The portfolio is made up of 24 high-quality peer-reviewed journals in life scie

2007 was another record year for UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in terms of the financial support it has received from the international community. A total of 181 United Nations Membe

Scientists have grown a whole beating heart in the laboratory, bringing the goal of growing replacement organs for humans a step closer, The Guardian reported yesterday.Many of the majo

A potential gene therapy implant to help repair damaged tendons has been tested, reported BBC News on January 12 2008. Some injuries to tendons, particularly over the front of the fingers, in the

A sweetener used in sugar-free chewing gum, some toothpastes and thousands of other products could be a severe health risk, the Daily Mail reported. It says that the sweetener, Sorbitol, can tr